Learn more about scienceandnature with this collection
How to make sustainable choices in everyday life
Identifying ways to reduce waste and conserve resources
Understanding the impact of human actions on the environment
Engaging the community
The success of any zero waste goal relies on the education and participation of communities and business organisations.
- Encouraging people to use waste-free practices and taking active participation in designing resource management systems to reduce waste would be invaluable.
- Public education campaigns can inspire participation.
8
124 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Living a zero-waste lifestyle
A zero-waste lifestyle means you opt for sustainable and reusable alternatives and strive to send as little as possible to landfills.
This implies replacing as much as possible with reusable products, including clothing, food and drink packaging, and hygiene products, composting what you ca...
10
175 reads
How to start a zero-waste lifestyle at home
Start by looking through your trash and recycling bins to see what you're throwing out the most.
- If your garbage is filled with food scraps, start composting.
- Use eco-friendly versions of paper products like napkins, paper towels, and tissues.
- If you have a lot of food ...
9
120 reads
The problem with landfills
A landfill site or rubbish dump is a site for dumping waste materials.
- The decaying rubbish produces weak acidic chemicals, which combine with liquids in the waste to form leachate and landfill gas, which can be toxic. About 42% of all greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the product...
7
137 reads
Circular economy
The goal of zero waste is to move to a circular economy, which is where rubbish has no existence. Instead of discarding valuable resources, creating a circular economy proposes reusing items or sending them to be recycled so they can be used fully in the system.
- Desig...
10
146 reads
How to start a zero waste lifestyle at work
Paper produces about 60-80% of waste. Think before you print. Consider pull-printing as 30% of printing is never collected from the printer.
Reduce plastic waste
- Remove plastic straws from your office
- Ban disposable cutlery and plates
8
116 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates